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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2022
Aclara Technologies Llc, St. Louis, MO (US);
Balaji Santhanam, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Michael Lee Kelley, Birmingham, AL (US);
Steven E. Wilder, Solon, OH (US);
Douglas J. Batey, Solon, OH (US);
Scott G. Leyh, Solon, OH (US);
William E. Laudolff, Solon, OH (US);
Aclara Technologies LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A system includes a number of sensor units and a local controls station. The sensor units include one or more conductor sensors configured to monitor one or more parameters of a conductor in a power distribution system. The local control station includes a communication interface for communicating with the sensor units and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data from the sensing units, determine whether an event associated with one or more components of a power distribution network occurred based on the received data, and then determine whether the event requires protective action in response to determining that the event occurred. The controller determines whether the event occurred downstream of the local control station, and, in response to determining that the event requires protective action and occurred downstream of the local control station, control the one or more protective devices to perform a protective action.